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| SPOL1203-3 | Introduction to International Relations
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Sébastian Santander |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Course contents :
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| Introduction to key notions and features in international relations. We will consider- various theoretical approaches;- the State, territorial space, sovereignty, international organisations;- transnational partners;- the structure of the system, between order and disorder; - the historical development of the international system;- international economic relations;- strategic relations, between conflicts and cooperation. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| The course aims at providing students with clues to understand major trends in the contemporary world, among which - major issues in international security- dynamics at work in the globalisation and regionalisation processes- international institutions and organisations- changes in economic relationships both in countries of the North and incountries of the South- multiplication of the number of partners in international relations. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| Students who wish to take this course have to be able to read and refer to works and periodicals in English |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| The students will get some readings during the year. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Ex cathedra courses.
If the opportunity arises, there will be external interventions.
It is also possible the students will have to follow a couple of conferences related to topics tackled during the course. |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| The course is based on notes prepared by the responsable of the course and some obligatory readings given during the course.
Obligatory reading for 2011-2021:
Dario Battistella, Un monde unidimentionnel, Paris, Presses de Science Po, 2011, 174 pages.
Recommended reading:
Thierry de Montrial et Philippe Morreau Defarges, Ramses 2008, Paris, ifri, Dunod, 2007.
Diane Ethier, Introduction aux relations internationales, Montréal, Presse universitaire de Montréal, 2006
Jean-Christophe Victor, Virginie Raisson, Franck Tétard et Frédéric Lernoud, Les dessous des cartes: atlas géopolitique, 2006
Jean-Claude Zarka, "Relations internationales", Paris, Ellipse, 2e éd., 2005;
We highly recommend students to refer to a chronology of international relations. We highly recommend students to refer to a chronology of international relations:
Aymeric Chauprade, Chronique du choc des civilisations, Paris, éd Chroniques, 2011, 255 pages.
We also highly recommend students to refer to dictionaries of international relations (e. g., Dictionnaire des relations internationales, published by Marie-Claude Smouts, Dario Battistella and Pascal Vennesson, Dalloz, 2006) |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| The course evolves, year by year, according to the political topicality of international relations.
The exam : open questions and may be multiple choice. |
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Organizational remarks :
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| The students will receive the structure of the course at the end of the quadrimester |
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Contacts :
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| - Professor: Sebastian Santander (Office: R71, level 0 - tel. 04 366 30 46)
- Assistant : Sophie Wintgens (Office R10 - level 0 - tel. 04 366 43 89). |
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